1) What does the time table look like for this skit project?
Timeline
Tasks
Notes
W1 9/21/2011 (Wed)
Students form groups of 3 or 4
On Wikis in the lab
W1 9/22/2011 (Thur)
Receive skit rubrics hard copy
Available online as well
W2 9/28/2011 (Wed)
Groups brainstorm skit plots on the Writing Pad, start to draft the skit
On the Wikis in the lab
W3 10/7/2011 (Fri)
Skit draft is due on Wikis
For teacher to review
W4 10/12/2011 (Wed)
Review teacher’s comments on the skit script; make correction; Groups start Glogster poster
On the Wikis & Glogster in the lab
W5 10/19/2011 (Wed)
Groups finalize the Glogster poster, workout bugs, etc.
Poster is due online by midnight
W5 10/20-21/2011 (Thur.- Fri.)
Skit live performance
During class
W6 10/24-26/2011 (Mon.-Wed.)
Glogster Review
During class
W6 10/30/2011 (Sun)
Complete a project reflection
One full page, submit online
2) Will we be in the same group for both skit performance and Glogster poster making?
A. Yes.
3) How do we write skit online?
First, log into our private labeled wikispces (same username and password as your Moodle's);
Secondly, you and your group member draft the skit on paper collaboratively;
Then one of you should follow the instruction on the wiki to create a page of the script, give a name to that page, hyperlink it to your group name. Route: Wiki/Class Blog/小品表演;
Lastly, all of you should collaboratively write the skit. Although the background setting is in a Chinese restaurant, you should always cover the contents from the previous lessons such as talking about hobbies, dates & school etc. to make the conversation more interesting. You should also embrace the culture notes from the textbook and the handouts to reflect your understanding on the Chinese dining customs.
There might be a few class time available for your group to discuss the skit writing or performing, but please DON't count on that limited class time. Team work outside class is also very important, please communicate with your group members outside of class, take proactive approaches to reach to your team members in order to make your skit successful.
You can study skits from last year's Chinese III and IV for some inspiration.
4) Do we need props for the skit?
A. Your skits are not just for learning, but also for FUN! I highly encourage all groups to act in a real setting for better results. Here are a few examples from 2010-2011 Chinese III student's skit performance.
Skit Dinning
5) Whose Glogster account should our group use?
A. It doesn't matter, but it is better to choose the one in your group who is comfortable and savvy on computer work. Remember to write down the Glog username on your grading paper.
6) Will we have a review on the tech-related issues during the class?
A. After you receive the rubrics, we will go over some tech-related questions in class together, such as audio recording, video recording and editing, file uploading to Glog, etc. Review previous made Glog projects will help you understand how Glog poster can look like; You can always raise your questions on weekly forum discussion for help.
You can go to http://luolaoshi.wikispaces.com/The+Way+of+Study+Chinese, and http://luolaoshi.wikispaces.com/Learn+Chinese+Songs, review the work examples from previous clas students, and get familiar with Glogster's page formats combing with audio, video, text, pictures.
2011-2012 Student's Work and Teacher's Comments (Skit scripts are not accessible to the public)
Although this Glogster misses several elements (Chinese text, citations, saving the Glog as required), this Glog is unique in organizing the information. The team provided advised readers how to navigate their Glogster. Their Chinese dining customs were phenomenal. It was also unique they linked their menu to the Glogster so that people can review those commonly used vocabulary. http://s055.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/mp1-skits/
The entire skit was very much like a comic, quite entertaining to watch. It was unique that the boy and the girl cross played each other’s roles. However, had the team double checked the Glogster against the rubrics, this poster would have been better in the following areas: 1) save the poster as requested “Skit Dining” or “Dining Skit;” 2) The skit script link was missing when the project was due. It was added after my reminder. However, the team didn’t link a Google Document to the poster; instead, they linked the wiki page, which is not accessible to the public (outsider of our class). 3) The poster is kind of empty with only textboxes and pictures and one rolling eye graphic, missing text in Chinese. It would be better if they added some captions to further spice up the images. http://s004.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/shikangtai/
韦格林 (Glyn) Although this team’s work wasn’t very smooth at the beginning, we are happy to see that they finally were able to put everything on the Glogster beautifully. All requirements were met, and the team’s Chinese dining customs is a must-read. There are a few grammar errors in the skit script. The typical ones are: 你知道在李友的家？should be 你知道李友家在哪儿吗？http://s023.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/dining-skit/
This team has demonstrated great teamwork. This is an excellent Glogster, met all the requirements, and even went on extra miles by providing an online vocabulary list with practice and quizzes. All the textboxes and links are very informative. The skit script is well developed, has adopted many newly learned vocabulary and sentence structures, and also had a little humor in it. The typing was free from errors in either Chinese or English, or punctuation. Nice work! My only two advices are: 1) change the title 吃菜 into 吃饭; 2) the waitress needs to have more input of lines. http://s048.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/dining-skit-/
The entire skit was very entertaining because of that bizarre waitress. The live performance was good except there were a few awkward pauses when the young couple sat and chat at the table. The Glogster contained all the required elements. Things can be improved include 1) audio quality; 2) Chinese dining customs explaining why Chinese eat cats or dogs, to tire up with the skit contents; 3) captions for the pictures. http://s024.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/chines-skit-10-18-11/
沙萌智 (Moez) This Glogster showed excellent teamwork, it is beautifully displayed with many pictures and graphics, yet not too clutter. The audio introduction was very unique, everyone from the team was present for the recording; in addition, the team also included their audio part of the skit. I was impressed by this team’s efforts in communication. The team experienced difficulty in uploading the video onto the Glogster. Laura consulted with me several times before she decided to create a Youtube account for this project. For further verification Janvi emailed me after she fixed the link of Google Docs. Since the skit mentioned drinking, this team’s dining customs provided good advice to foreigners how to cope with drinking alcohol in China. http://s056.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/glog-5226-3518/
This Glogster was carefully designed to bridge the west and the east. The team used the very bold background, simplified with the key photos to introduce the cast of characters. Unfortunately they missed a few required elements: Chinese text, citations. Their skit is worth reading, because they showed their ability of applying knowledge into the skit writing. More importantly, in their beginning dialogue, they also related to the real world – Katie’s injury due to the ice skating. The skit writing would be perfect if they were more careful in the proof-reading. http://s036.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/dining-skit-andrew-jon-and-katie/
2014 - 2015 Dining Skit
2013 - 2014 Dining Skit
2011- 2012 Dining Skit
FQA
1) What does the time table look like for this skit project?
A. Yes.
3) How do we write skit online?
- First, log into our private labeled wikispces (same username and password as your Moodle's);
- Secondly, you and your group member draft the skit on paper collaboratively;
- Then one of you should follow the instruction on the wiki to create a page of the script, give a name to that page, hyperlink it to your group name. Route: Wiki/Class Blog/小品表演;
- Lastly, all of you should collaboratively write the skit. Although the background setting is in a Chinese restaurant, you should always cover the contents from the previous lessons such as talking about hobbies, dates & school etc. to make the conversation more interesting. You should also embrace the culture notes from the textbook and the handouts to reflect your understanding on the Chinese dining customs.
- There might be a few class time available for your group to discuss the skit writing or performing, but please DON't count on that limited class time. Team work outside class is also very important, please communicate with your group members outside of class, take proactive approaches to reach to your team members in order to make your skit successful.
- You can study skits from last year's Chinese III and IV for some inspiration.
4) Do we need props for the skit?A. Your skits are not just for learning, but also for FUN! I highly encourage all groups to act in a real setting for better results. Here are a few examples from 2010-2011 Chinese III student's skit performance.
5) Whose Glogster account should our group use?
A. It doesn't matter, but it is better to choose the one in your group who is comfortable and savvy on computer work. Remember to write down the Glog username on your grading paper.
6) Will we have a review on the tech-related issues during the class?
A. After you receive the rubrics, we will go over some tech-related questions in class together, such as audio recording, video recording and editing, file uploading to Glog, etc. Review previous made Glog projects will help you understand how Glog poster can look like; You can always raise your questions on weekly forum discussion for help.
You can go to http://luolaoshi.wikispaces.com/The+Way+of+Study+Chinese, and http://luolaoshi.wikispaces.com/Learn+Chinese+Songs, review the work examples from previous clas students, and get familiar with Glogster's page formats combing with audio, video, text, pictures.
2011-2012 Student's Work and Teacher's Comments (Skit scripts are not accessible to the public)
Although this team’s work wasn’t very smooth at the beginning, we are happy to see that they finally were able to put everything on the Glogster beautifully. All requirements were met, and the team’s Chinese dining customs is a must-read. There are a few grammar errors in the skit script. The typical ones are: 你知道在李友的家？should be 你知道李友家在哪儿吗？http://s023.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/dining-skit/
This Glogster showed excellent teamwork, it is beautifully displayed with many pictures and graphics, yet not too clutter. The audio introduction was very unique, everyone from the team was present for the recording; in addition, the team also included their audio part of the skit. I was impressed by this team’s efforts in communication. The team experienced difficulty in uploading the video onto the Glogster. Laura consulted with me several times before she decided to create a Youtube account for this project. For further verification Janvi emailed me after she fixed the link of Google Docs. Since the skit mentioned drinking, this team’s dining customs provided good advice to foreigners how to cope with drinking alcohol in China. http://s056.luolaoshi.edu.glogster.com/glog-5226-3518/